Beaverton now has a supply store for backyard farmers called New Suburbia.

The store carries a multitude of products: feed for different animals, seeds, canning supplies, chicks and chicken supplies, compost, kitchen equipment and assorted other homemade items such as soaps and lotions. The store focuses on organic/non-genetically modified products and also prides itself on trying to carry American-made and American-recycled goods.

"There's been an upswell of backyard farming," says Julie Hobson. "But out here, the closest place to get supplies was in Aloha. So there's a need."

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It is important to understand the EEOC’s priorities, and ensure that your leadership understands the shifting expectations of regulators and the heightened standards to which you (and they) may be held.

BY LINDA BAKER

The 2014 Bend Venture Conference set a record for the most cash, investments and prizes awarded at an angel conference in the Pacific Northwest. Investments in the six winning companies exceeded $1 million. The 11th annual conference was hosted by Economic Development of Central Oregon.

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Generations of students and graduates have been plagued by the question: What is my true calling in life? Four alumni from Corban University’s Hoff School of Business who graduated in different decades say the school helped them find the answer by giving them a practical, well-rounded education.

It’s happening whether anyone’s ready or not. Businesses here in Oregon and across the U.S. are already experiencing the effects of the largest generational shift in recent history, and these changing tides will impact every level of the workplace — from a company’s executive leadership to its cultural core.

The Oregon Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services, will be hosting it’s Annual Dinner and Keynote event on March 12, 2015. The evening promises to be memorable, with this years Keynote, Christine McKinley.